Flagpole Sitting
Flagpole Sitting was a popular fad during the 1920s, normally a test of endurance for the sitter.. A small platform may be placed at the top of the pole.
Daniel Baraniuk became the world champion flagpole sitter by sitting on a 16-by-24-inch platform on an 8-foot pole for 196 days from May 15, 2002 to November 26, 2002. Short breaks were allowed every 2 hours.
The fad began when a friend dared stunt actor Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly to sit on a flagpole. He lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes. In 1929, Shipwreck decided to reclaim the title.He sat on a flagpole in Alaska for 49 days. In 1930, his record was broken by Bill Penfield in Strawberry Point, Iowa who sat on a flag pole for 51 days and 20 hours, until a thunderstorm brought him down.
This fad eventually reached Shipwreck imitators and at one point in 1929 Baltimore had at least 17 boys and 3 girls sitting on 18 foot hickory poles while their family and friends cheered them on.
Flagpole Sitting was a popular fad during the 1920s, normally a test of endurance for the sitter.. A small platform may be placed at the top of the pole.
Daniel Baraniuk became the world champion flagpole sitter by sitting on a 16-by-24-inch platform on an 8-foot pole for 196 days from May 15, 2002 to November 26, 2002. Short breaks were allowed every 2 hours.
The fad began when a friend dared stunt actor Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly to sit on a flagpole. He lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes. In 1929, Shipwreck decided to reclaim the title.He sat on a flagpole in Alaska for 49 days. In 1930, his record was broken by Bill Penfield in Strawberry Point, Iowa who sat on a flag pole for 51 days and 20 hours, until a thunderstorm brought him down.
This fad eventually reached Shipwreck imitators and at one point in 1929 Baltimore had at least 17 boys and 3 girls sitting on 18 foot hickory poles while their family and friends cheered them on.
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